Port Adelaide is sweating on whether star midfielder Zak Butters will be available for next weekend's do-or-die semifinal after a horror outing.
Port Adelaide star Zak Butters was sent to hospital to assess a rib injury that forced him out of Thursday's final against Geelong.The extent of Butters's injury is expected to be known on Friday as Port prepares for a do-or-die semifinal clash next week.Port Adelaide vice-captain Zak Butters was hospitalised after suffering a rib injury in his club's qualifying-final capitulation to Geelong.
The extent of the dynamic midfielder's injury is expected to be known later Friday as Port grapple with the fall-out of their finals flop. Key forward Charlie Dixon copped Bronx cheers from the pro-Port crowd at Adelaide Oval when he touched the ball in the last quarter of his poor performance. "We just didn't have all the choices that you want in that space but it's a wonderful thing, hindsight."But let's not just talk about Charlie. Let's talk about probably 18 of our players who we wish had played better."
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